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ArticleAmerican journal of blood research2011

Use of IGK gene rearrangement analysis for clonality assessment of lymphoid malignancies: a single center experience.

Claudia Mannu, Anna Gazzola, Francesco Bacci, Elena Sabattini, Carlo Sagramoso, Fernando Roncolato, Maura Rossi, Maria Antonella Laginestra, Maria Rosaria Sapienza, Claudio Agostinelli and 10 more

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Article in American journal of blood research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  5. Evaluation diagnostic usefulness of immunoglobulin light chains (Igκ, Igλ) and incomplete IGH D-J clonal gene rearrangements in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas using BIOMED-2 protocol.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2014
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20 authors.

Claudia Mannu
Anna Gazzola
Francesco Bacci
Elena Sabattini
Carlo Sagramoso
Fernando Roncolato
Maura Rossi
Maria Antonella Laginestra
Maria Rosaria Sapienza
Claudio Agostinelli
Antonio De Leo
Milena Piccioli
Simona Righi
Patrizia Artioli
Luigi Chilli
Gianpaolo Da Pozzo
Giuseppe De Biase
Federica Sandri
Stefano A Pileri
Pier Paolo Piccaluga

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Abstract

Diagnosis of B-non Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) is based on clinical, morphological and immunohistochemi-cal features. However, in up to 10-15% of cases, analysis of immunoglobulin heavy (IGH) or light (IGK/IGL) chains genes is required to discriminate between malignant and reactive lymphoid proliferations. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility and efficiency of IGK analysis in the routine diagnostic of B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (B-LD) when applied to formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues. Clonality patterns were studied in 59 B-LD using the BIOMED-2 protocol for IGK assays, after failure of the IGH assay. PCR products were evaluated by both heterodu-plex and GeneScan analysis. IGK analysis was technically successful in all cases. Overall, it supported the histopa-thological suspicion in 52/59 cases (88%), the sensitivity and specificity being 83% and 80%, respectively. Further, positive and negative predictive values were 95% and 50%, respectively. Interestingly, among various lymphoma subtypes, marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma most frequently required IGK analysis. In conclusion, IGK study according to the BIOMED-2 protocol resulted feasible and extremely useful in supporting challenging diagnosis of B-LD even if applied on FFPE samples. Accordingly, when NHL is suspected, negative results at IGH analysis should not be considered as conclusive and further investigation of IGK is appropriate.

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BIOMED-2IGKmolecular diagnosticnon Hodgkin lymphomaPCR

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PMID22432078
PMCPMC3301430
OpenAlexW1588409121

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